TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani in a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani took the western and regional states responsible for the current crisis in Iraq.

"The current crisis in Iraq is the result of the meddling and collaboration of the western and regional enemies of the Iraqi nation, who are seeking to prevent the Iraqi people's will and determination from coming into action," Shamkhani said during the meeting in Tehran on Monday.

He called on Iraqi Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis to become united and defend their country to restore peace, tranquility and security to their country and ward off the danger of terrorism and its spread to the region.

Barzani, for his part, elaborated on the situation in Iraq after the start of the ongoing bloodshed by the terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and said the Iraqi Kurdistan region will use all its capacities to maintain Iraq's integrity and solidarity and won't allow inhumane actions of the terrorists to affect the country's unity and solidarity.

Barzani arrived in Iran a few hours ago to meet senior Iranian security officials on ways of ending the ongoing bloodshed in his country.

On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said that Iran opposes any military intervention in Iraq.

“Iraq enjoys the necessary potential and military preparedness to fight against the terrorist and extremist elements,” she said.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman also dismissed reports about the deployment of Iranian forces in Iraq, and said, "Any move that complicates the situation in Iraq will not be in the interest of Iraq and the region."

She also stressed that the Iraqi people and government from all political and religious groups will stand in a unified front to confront the violent, extremist and terrorist elements.

"We believe that the Baghdad government can fully overcome the ongoing crisis in Iraq and thwart conspiracies through consolidation of national unity and internal solidarity," Afkham added.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Aras Free Trade Zone joined the World Free Zones Federation according to an agreement signed by between the AFTZ and the World Federation of Free and Special Economic Zones (FEMOZA).

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian side refuses to appoint representatives to specialized departments of the Contact Group on settlement of situation in East Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) envoy to Contact Group Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Units of the Syrian army on Tuesday crushed a number of terrorist groups’ hideouts, including that of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, killing many of them.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen called for the further expansion of cooperation between Beijing and Tehran, and underlined the significance of the bilateral ties and their contribution to the promotion of regional and global stability and security.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi underlined that Britain should make hard efforts to erase its previous hostilities and mischievous acts from Iranians' memories to be able to restore its relations with Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The family of Tamir Rice, including his mother Samaria Rice, and their attorneys Benjamin Crump and Walter Madison will respond to a legal document characterizing Rice's death as his own fault.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A cross party-group of British MPs has called for an end to the indefinite detention of migrants, warning that too many people are being unnecessarily detained, sometimes for as long as four years, under an "ineffective and unjust" system, media report said.